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Software Engineer

UNOPS International

Expires: 26 Mar 2025

Full Time

Harare

Ngos

job Description

Application period 12-Mar-2025 to 26-Mar-2025

Duties and Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities:

Participate in 1) development 2) testing and 3) maintenance of the UNWB platform

Participate in the development of the UNWB platform in coordination with the UNWB Application Architect:
Implements new functionality
Maintains and enhances existing code
Implements code in alignment with prescribed architecture and based on approved technical designs
Ensures optimal performance, scalability, and usability by adhering to established and evolving architectural standards developed by the UNOPS ICT Enterprise Architecture and Platforms team
Collaborates with team members to achieve optimal results
Participate in testing of the UNWB platform
Writes unit tests and other forms of automated tests
Performs technical testing of existing and new functionality when upgrades/patches are applied
Assist in troubleshooting anomalies, understanding impacts and identifying solutions to bugs or gaps in functionality
Participate in support and maintenance of the UNWB platform
Responds to reported user issues that may require software patches or enhancements for internal and external platforms
Develops and commits software patches and enhancements to address reported issues
Communicate with UNWB stakeholders to address their questions and requests

Impact of the results:

New functionality is added to the UNWB platform.
Helps with operational tasks of running the application in production.
Knowledge is shared among the team and lessons learned are captured.

Qualifications and Experience

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education:

A Secondary school diploma is required as a minimum.
A relevant University degree (Bachelor or Master) would be considered an advantage and may substitute for some of the required years of experience.

Experience:

A minimum of 7 years of professional experience as a full-stack web developer, backend developer, frontend developer, or a combination of them. In case of Bachelor degree, 3 years of experience are required and 1 year in case of Master.
Proficiency with at least one of these:
NET, C# and relational databases (eg. SQL Server).
Web technologies (JS/TypeScript, HTML, CSS) and at least one modern front-end framework like Svelte or React.

How to Apply

Language:

Full working knowledge of English is required.

Other requirements:

Able to work in Southeast Asian time zone (GMT+7).

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UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce is made up of people from varied nationalities, cultures and races. They speak a range of languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.
We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. Click apply and join us!

Remarks: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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Job overview

  • Location

    Harare

  • Job Type

    Full Time

  • Expiry Date

    26 Mar 2025

  • Date Posted

    14 Mar 2025